Sugar Cookie Cut Outs

Total Time: 2 hrs 8 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 60
• 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 cup butter
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• colored sprinkles, and/or egg yolk paint

Recipe

• 1 cream sugar and butter with a mixer until fluffy.
• 2 add egg and flavorings and mix well.
• 3 sift dry ingredients together and stir into creamed mixture.
• 4 store covered in refrigerator 2 to 3 hours.
• 5 preheat oven to 375º.
• 6 divide dough in half.
• 7 roll out on surface lightly dusted with confectioner's sugar.
• 8 cut with cookie cutters and place on ungreased cookie sheets.
• 9 bake for 7 to 8 minutes, until cookies begin turning a light brown at the edges.
• 10 cool, then decorate with egg yolk paint.
• 11 egg yolk paint 1 egg yolk, beaten ¼ tsp.
• 12 water food coloring prepare one recipe of egg yolk paint for every 2 colors desired.
• 13 combine egg yolk and water and mix well.
• 14 divide into 2 small containers.
• 15 stir in food coloring.
• 16 keep tightly covered until ready for use.
• 17 if paint thickens, add a few drops of water.
• 18 paint as desired for a colored glaze, and add colored sprinkles.